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a group of republican congressmen in south carolina are predicting that if mitt romney was the state's primary he will be the party's candidate, the group did not endorse any particular candidate in saturday's race but said if ronni wins the game is over, at least one of romney's opponents agree with that assessment but newt gingrich is casting himself at the candidate to beat romney and he is appealing to the states more conservative voters. >> if ronni wins here he has an enormous event going forward. >> also on meet the press of carolina senator lindsay gramm says if romney does win the state she hopes that the party will rally around her. video shows a large crowds clashing with police, protesters in the capital city in 18 of the towns are calling for the outing of this president, they blame the government for new austerity measures and poor living standards. protesters responded to police's tear gas by throwing objects, dozens of people were injured in romania's president said a new series of debates will get under way starting tomorrow. a russian space krupp has crashed into the
a group of republican congressmen in south carolina are predicting that if mitt romney was the state's primary he will be the party's candidate, the group did not endorse any particular candidate in saturday's race but said if ronni wins the game is over, at least one of romney's opponents agree with that assessment but newt gingrich is casting himself at the candidate to beat romney and he is appealing to the states more conservative voters. >> if ronni wins here he has an enormous event...
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romney has to say to the president i have a plan moving forward, and barack obama wants to say romney's plans are worthless and there's no specifics. gerri: well, certainly the economy's going to be a big part of the debate tonight, no question about it, but we had another story -- actually, it's been on the front burner for about four weeks now, and that's libya. i want you to hear today, last night, that is, hillary clinton, taking responsibility for the murder of her ambassador there. listen to this. >> i'm responsible for the state department for the more than 60,000 people around the world, the decisions about security assets are made by security professionals, but we're going to review everything to make sure we're doing what needs to be done in an increasingly risky environment. gerri: so, this was a shocker. i don't think anybody expected that hillary clinton taking on responsibility for this last night. this is going to be a part of the debate? is there a political component to this, you think? >> yeah, i think she threw herself under the bus saying i take responsibility. remem
romney has to say to the president i have a plan moving forward, and barack obama wants to say romney's plans are worthless and there's no specifics. gerri: well, certainly the economy's going to be a big part of the debate tonight, no question about it, but we had another story -- actually, it's been on the front burner for about four weeks now, and that's libya. i want you to hear today, last night, that is, hillary clinton, taking responsibility for the murder of her ambassador there. listen...
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what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine who some failed, some succeeded, you didn't care, you still got your fee, or you made a ton of money but actually quite a few of the companies that made, a lot of people lost their jobs, their livelihoods and lost money. to me the key question is do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed anyway if you hadn't? >> well, there's no question but that a number of places where we went in and invested, we were investing in an enterprise that was in trouble, that -- where the future was very much in doubt for it and we invested in one busy think it lost 50 or $60 or more million the year before we invested and a lot of people didn't want to touch it. we were able to go in there with the current management team, help get the business pack on track as anne vestors the managers really ran it but they were able to turn it around see a real success. the i
what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine who some failed, some succeeded, you didn't care, you still got your fee, or you made a ton of money but actually quite a few of the companies that made, a lot of people lost their jobs, their livelihoods and lost money. to me the key question is do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed anyway if you...
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and it's called mitt romney. he's caught on the wrong side of the latest gop talking point. >>> plus we'll look at how president obama plans to take on the right wing's big money machine. winning his own re-election is just the first step. >>> and the hollywood ending. major questions tonight in the tom cruise-katie holmes breakup. legal questions, questions that impact the little girl. two of the best lawyers in the country are here. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. >>> republicans are desperately trying to come up with a new message an health care but mitt rom
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the latest line, now blame mitt romney. >> governor romney was at it again. knowingly twisting my words around to suggest i don't value small businesses. now, you know, look, in politics we tolerate a certain amount of spin. i understand these are the games that get played in political campaigns. although when folks just like omit entire sentences of what you said they start splicing and dicing, you may have gone over the edge there. >> splicing and dicing. now folks, you've heard the quote in its entirety. can't blame bush, can't blame wall street, can't blame congress so now it's mitt romney's fault. >> you can blame wall street and congress but what the president said was he talked about the words just before he said that was about roads. then he said you didn't build those. he was talking about roads. so the idea that mitt romney and the republicans would take this and spin it around and try to make it a big deal is obscene and it is lying. >> can i make a point? >> because if you look at the sentence structure and diagram it, the word that is closer to t
the latest line, now blame mitt romney. >> governor romney was at it again. knowingly twisting my words around to suggest i don't value small businesses. now, you know, look, in politics we tolerate a certain amount of spin. i understand these are the games that get played in political campaigns. although when folks just like omit entire sentences of what you said they start splicing and dicing, you may have gone over the edge there. >> splicing and dicing. now folks, you've heard...
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barack obama is for them, mitt romney is against them. >> i don't know. i have not liked every one of them. i'm teasing you. you get the last word on this, susan. >> i think it will potentially play in florida and ohio. i think those are the states you're going to see it. i think republicans will be making a mistake if they overplay using independent expenditures in those states, but i think it's something they could swing. >> all right. >> dylan? >> go ahead. >> a friend of mine actually said on this morning's rick todd show that the mitt romney campaign will use this as a campaign element this fall. >> conservative talk show host laura ingram was asking they are listeners today, is this a trap set for mitt romney by president obama in the timing of this? so we shall see in 180 days. >> the other trap is one we set for ourselves, which is, as you know, we are all increasingly unhealthy as a nation. here's some inspiring news for all of us. we do not exercise, so in case you were wondering why we're fat and all the rest it have as a nation, or obese, i gu
barack obama is for them, mitt romney is against them. >> i don't know. i have not liked every one of them. i'm teasing you. you get the last word on this, susan. >> i think it will potentially play in florida and ohio. i think those are the states you're going to see it. i think republicans will be making a mistake if they overplay using independent expenditures in those states, but i think it's something they could swing. >> all right. >> dylan? >> go ahead....
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he won a stunning mandate to not be romney. he did not run on the basis he was going to do massive new spending and the kind of tax increases, $1.6 trillion that he's now talking about. and at the same time that obama was elected president, the republican house, which had twice voted for a real budget -- remember, the president's budget he claims he has a mandate for was put up before the house and the democrats all voted against it. in the senate, the democrats didn't want to have anything to do with it. it's a little hard to argue, he had a mandate for something the rest of his party ran away from. >> well -- >> did not run ads on those issues. >> and, of course, it was a bit more complicated than that. but to your point about the exit polls, it's true, most people said that they didn't want tax increases to solve the deficit. what they said -- the majority, was they wanted both balanced. they wanted cuts and tax increases. which is what both john boehner and the president -- in very stridently different ways have put forward
he won a stunning mandate to not be romney. he did not run on the basis he was going to do massive new spending and the kind of tax increases, $1.6 trillion that he's now talking about. and at the same time that obama was elected president, the republican house, which had twice voted for a real budget -- remember, the president's budget he claims he has a mandate for was put up before the house and the democrats all voted against it. in the senate, the democrats didn't want to have anything to...
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i think the president is helping mitt romney saying he's a businessman. he's a businessman and a new hill poll is up. voters overwhelmingly blame president obama 53%, his policies. so it seems what obama is saying and doing, which is demonizing wealth and business is not working. >> if you consider overwhelmingly 11 points that's a different definition. when you ask somebody if you're a businessman, are you going to make good decisions, of course you're going to say yes. it was a ridiculous question. >> that was the question president obama said today. he's a business -- this is a choice you have to make, do you want him or me. the attacks on romney so far appear not to be working so what do they have left to bring out? >> if they're not working -- let me ask you, why is romney behind in almost all of the targeted states. >> this poll, romney has a lot of making up to do and can't spend the money he raised until after august when he's officially nominated then he'll step on the gas and use that money to their benefit. >> i agree. >> your -- the president
i think the president is helping mitt romney saying he's a businessman. he's a businessman and a new hill poll is up. voters overwhelmingly blame president obama 53%, his policies. so it seems what obama is saying and doing, which is demonizing wealth and business is not working. >> if you consider overwhelmingly 11 points that's a different definition. when you ask somebody if you're a businessman, are you going to make good decisions, of course you're going to say yes. it was a...
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nor does i think the romney side think sometimes what they accuse obama of. you cannot take this seriously. this is a political year, there's a campaign going on. they will try to do anything they can and especially the other groups out there who paint each other in the most horrible way, that's the way politics is. and for some reason or the other, negative ads play better than positive ads. therefore, you will always play the negative ads. >> i know you haven't decided who you're going to vote for in four weeks' time, but right now, if you had to vote tomorrow, who would you vote for? >> i have to first listen to the debates and then -- >> so they're that important to you. >> it's very important. to me, the debates were absolutely important. there were times when i made a decision way before, like president bush, because of the relationship of the kind of things that he has done for california, for instance, the kind of working relationship that we had and the history and also with senator mccain, i jumped in as soon as he declared because he has been a fri
nor does i think the romney side think sometimes what they accuse obama of. you cannot take this seriously. this is a political year, there's a campaign going on. they will try to do anything they can and especially the other groups out there who paint each other in the most horrible way, that's the way politics is. and for some reason or the other, negative ads play better than positive ads. therefore, you will always play the negative ads. >> i know you haven't decided who you're going...
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there's a poll out here in north carolina with romney up 4 points. we've seen our polling very tight. it is these two factors of the economy versus likability. the economy's a drag on the president, but likability, been a problem for mitt romney. >> it's interesting you bring up the likability question, and we've talked a lot about that, but i'm curious, is there maybe too much emphasis on that? in romney's speech, he talked about his religion, he talked about his family and told intimate stories regarding his family, but when it came to, for example, the question of how he would create those 12 million jobs, he says he could. there was no answer that followed. he did not bring up the war in afghanistan, but has been critical of the president naming a date, as he put it, for withdrawal there. so is there, perhaps, too much emphasis on likability when you have millions of people who certainly would like to like you, but would love to have a job more? >> yeah, there's no question that the economy is most important. likability and those kinds of soft fa
there's a poll out here in north carolina with romney up 4 points. we've seen our polling very tight. it is these two factors of the economy versus likability. the economy's a drag on the president, but likability, been a problem for mitt romney. >> it's interesting you bring up the likability question, and we've talked a lot about that, but i'm curious, is there maybe too much emphasis on that? in romney's speech, he talked about his religion, he talked about his family and told intimate...
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we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular nfl refs will be back on the field tomorrow. the refs union formally ratify add new contract today. the nfl agreed to a deal with the union earlier this week which allowed those refs to return on thursday to a standing "o." critics said the performance of the replacement refs hurt the integrity of the game. >>> and winds ripping through the japanese island of okinawa is all from typhoon jelawat. at least 50 people suffered injuries while more than 270,000 homes have no power. the storm is expected to weaken as it moves north through cooler waters. >>> here's what else we're talking about tonight. a mentally disabled wo
we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular...
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romney. or there's somebody inside the romney campaign trying to make mitt romney look as much as possible like thurston howell and fluffy. could be. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like a lot of things, the market has changed, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and your plans probably have too. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so those old investments might not sound so hot today. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, we'll give you personalized recommendations tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 on how to reinvest that old 401(k) tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and help you handle all of the rollover details. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so talk to chuck tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and bring your old 401(k) into the 21st century. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 thought they were dead. huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. it kills weeds to the root, so they don't come back. roundup. no root. no weed. no problem. >>> richard engle is here tonight after having just been somewhere he really truly was not supposed to be. naturally, that's how he rolls. he's here next. h
romney. or there's somebody inside the romney campaign trying to make mitt romney look as much as possible like thurston howell and fluffy. could be. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like a lot of things, the market has changed, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and your plans probably have too. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so those old investments might not sound so hot today. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, we'll give you personalized recommendations tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 on how to reinvest that old 401(k) tdd#:...
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not romney in 2012. i'm talking reagan in 1980. 32 years ago this very week, that was the apology, and it's true. reagan and carter were tried in -- tied in the popular vote polls but not so tight in the swing state polls. that's where carter had the advantage and reagan was frantically cobblin cobbling tor the states would have to win. funny how wrong the polls were but the poll-obsessing campaigns were. if reagan was worried at the time, he didn't seem to show it. bemused by his aides constantly shuffling state strategies, he reportedly a loo looked at their coded maps and blurted out they all look winnable to me. they laughed, but he wasn't kidding. turned out he would have the last laugh, and they were all almost winnable to him, 44 in all. 32 years ago he didn't seem to have a chance at least lec electorally. no wonder he liked to laugh about his age. he was the only guy who remembered history. i'm not saying history repeats itself. i am saying what the experts tell you will happen almost never, eve
not romney in 2012. i'm talking reagan in 1980. 32 years ago this very week, that was the apology, and it's true. reagan and carter were tried in -- tied in the popular vote polls but not so tight in the swing state polls. that's where carter had the advantage and reagan was frantically cobblin cobbling tor the states would have to win. funny how wrong the polls were but the poll-obsessing campaigns were. if reagan was worried at the time, he didn't seem to show it. bemused by his aides...
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neil: do you think, and this is mentioned by mitt romney a lot. you know that you are going to do things differently? dubai that? >> everybody talks about reducing taxes because they want more capital to grow their business. but it's also reulations. businesses are confronted at the township and city level. >> here in chicago, you need 161 licenses to open up the business. >> if you open up a job shop, you have to have a license to give them a bath. it's ridiculous. whcan't we consolidate some of these things and reduce the bureaucracy? it isn't about the people collecting anything but a paycheck. neil: they must realize that the more they push this, the more it it endangers the economy and their very jobs are online. >> you would think so, when you? there is a lot of evidence that says those people inside the beltway are living in a bubble. washington dc is the only city in the united states that has had taken continuous growthh >> what about when gas comes down? >> you have a gas situation where you have $4000 and their wages have only gone up a
neil: do you think, and this is mentioned by mitt romney a lot. you know that you are going to do things differently? dubai that? >> everybody talks about reducing taxes because they want more capital to grow their business. but it's also reulations. businesses are confronted at the township and city level. >> here in chicago, you need 161 licenses to open up the business. >> if you open up a job shop, you have to have a license to give them a bath. it's ridiculous. whcan't we...
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same question about mitt romney, much different results. 64% says romney favors the rich. middle class gets just 27% and more than 2% think governor romney favors the poor. we'll lay it out for you. the focus is heavily on jobs, one, more drilling for oil, secondly, plans to train and educate workers, also changing trade laws to benefit american goods and services. fourth, cutting taxes and spending and basically shrinking the government and finally supporting small business and all of this in an effort to put more money in people's pockets. so let's bring back in will cain, cnn contributor and christiane freeland. the plan sounds like a plan that everyone would want and it also sounds like as our candy crowley said, a lot of politicians put plans out there like that. the question is don't we need more details, many more details, will? >> yes. you do need more specifics and i will tell you there is a specific political purpose to not giving you specifics. that being said i fear that conservative economic philosophy will always leave you wanting more and here's why. i'll gi
same question about mitt romney, much different results. 64% says romney favors the rich. middle class gets just 27% and more than 2% think governor romney favors the poor. we'll lay it out for you. the focus is heavily on jobs, one, more drilling for oil, secondly, plans to train and educate workers, also changing trade laws to benefit american goods and services. fourth, cutting taxes and spending and basically shrinking the government and finally supporting small business and all of this in...
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the question is, for the voters, will they not show up or vote for romney. neil: you know young people, in a dire straight 4 years ago, unemployment rate was lower for them. but it was still 9.7% then, over 12% now among this group. they are treading water could question is whether they trust either party or just stay home. if they stay home, then hope and change is looking hopeless and searching for change. >> right. so 4 years ago they were in a retail job, if they saw the president's message, and they believed it, he would turn things around, 4 years later, if you are still working in a shopping mall, selling t-shirts s it eye well the morsa lot hardeg polls and vote for change, nothing has changed. that is interesting he was in ohio this week campaigning about student loan rates, that matters a lot to voters under 30. neil: you know, i do notice some crumbs, i notice weird but i notice the young people as pointed out. but what is going on in florida, among. 68% for president. african-americans were about 96% for president 4 years ago, a little bit less n
the question is, for the voters, will they not show up or vote for romney. neil: you know young people, in a dire straight 4 years ago, unemployment rate was lower for them. but it was still 9.7% then, over 12% now among this group. they are treading water could question is whether they trust either party or just stay home. if they stay home, then hope and change is looking hopeless and searching for change. >> right. so 4 years ago they were in a retail job, if they saw the president's...
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but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this morning the white house and buckingham palace are transformed to support the fight against breast cancer. the pink lights will remain on throughout october. in this month's official proclamation to kickoff breast cancer month, the president urges mammograms as a key to early detection. >> a lot of significant or landmark buildings are being lit up there. >> empire state building. >> in new york city and also in london. again, you see the white house here, looks like think maybe just turned off the light. am i right? i'm told they're still on. it's just dark in our monitors. it's maybe dark, tom kierein, because of clouds that are here and more that are rolling in. >> and some rain. so h
but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this morning the white house and buckingham palace are transformed to support the fight against breast cancer. the pink lights will...
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that is when mitt romney picked up. more than a few republicans wondering why the campaign is not showcasing it ryan now front and center, for a campaign concerned about its base, renewed focus on one guy who still jazzes that base, ryan, get used to seeing him, including this very show tomorrow. paul ryan, my exclusive special guest. charlie gasparino, a lot of republicans have been saying, what took you so long, what to you think? >> well, from what i understand, prominent business republicans, have given a lot of money to mitt romney over the last you know year. and have access to him through direct lior intermedia, voicing their concern he is not using paul ryan enough, and that he is been muzzling paul ryan, this is reached a sort of crescendo, talk it pointed where ryan has had to dispel the rumor or notion, i should say, he has been muzzled. neil: he is speaking everywhere. but media decides if they want tto pay attention. >> but what is he saying? is he taking the fight to president obama, who according to busin
that is when mitt romney picked up. more than a few republicans wondering why the campaign is not showcasing it ryan now front and center, for a campaign concerned about its base, renewed focus on one guy who still jazzes that base, ryan, get used to seeing him, including this very show tomorrow. paul ryan, my exclusive special guest. charlie gasparino, a lot of republicans have been saying, what took you so long, what to you think? >> well, from what i understand, prominent business...
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>> santorum or romney? >> romney. i think this is one nose instances where the conventional wisdom is right. rick santorum is so extremely socially conservative -- >> who's president? >> it depends on what happens between now and then. >> once answer? >> not doing that. >> come back say. >>> only in america, hollywood's love affair with tv pays off. or does it? >>> tonight only in america, [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take
>> santorum or romney? >> romney. i think this is one nose instances where the conventional wisdom is right. rick santorum is so extremely socially conservative -- >> who's president? >> it depends on what happens between now and then. >> once answer? >> not doing that. >> come back say. >>> only in america, hollywood's love affair with tv pays off. or does it? >>> tonight only in america, [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with...
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everyone that is except for mitt romney and tonight while romney leads in the polls the man of the moment is rick santorum. he is basically moved -- spent a lot of time here and in the final hours of this campaign it is finally paying off for him. we joined him on the trail today. what a difference a week makes. >> rick. >> reporter: just a few days ago he couldn't buy media coverage and could walk into his events unmolested. today we tried to talk to him to take the pulse of his surging campaign, look ahead to the coming contest and got into a crazed media scrum. senator, do you think you have the organizational legs to go forward? people say you've spent all your time here -- >> i've been in south carolina more than any other candidate in the campaign. i've been second according to "the washington post" in the amount of time i spent in new hampshire. we feel good. we have a good team in all those places and if we can take it from here. >> reporter: santorum's rise came the hard way. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: months and months of work on the ground meeting voters in more than
everyone that is except for mitt romney and tonight while romney leads in the polls the man of the moment is rick santorum. he is basically moved -- spent a lot of time here and in the final hours of this campaign it is finally paying off for him. we joined him on the trail today. what a difference a week makes. >> rick. >> reporter: just a few days ago he couldn't buy media coverage and could walk into his events unmolested. today we tried to talk to him to take the pulse of his...
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two days before a show down with mitt romney in wisconsin. facing intense pressure to quit from some inside his own party, tonight, santorum is hit iting back. ron mott is on the campaign trial in wisconsin. >> we are looking forward to a great day on tuesday to shock the world. >> i'm glad he stayed in. >> reporter: like a battered, yet determined prize fighter, rick santorum is waving off calls to throw in the towel. instead, he came out swinging hard today over suggestions he'd bow out before mitt romney gets the required majority of 1144 delegates. >> if he's at that number, we'll step aside, but right now, you know, he's not there. he's not even close to it. >> reporter: but former pennsylvania senate has yet to win where he's rooting. in the industrial heart land. >> we need someone who can be a contrast with barack obama, not the same old tired establishment person that's going to be shoved down our throat. >> reporter: despite his feistyness, romney seems less interested in grappling are wisconsin rivals. a nod perhaps to his nominee
two days before a show down with mitt romney in wisconsin. facing intense pressure to quit from some inside his own party, tonight, santorum is hit iting back. ron mott is on the campaign trial in wisconsin. >> we are looking forward to a great day on tuesday to shock the world. >> i'm glad he stayed in. >> reporter: like a battered, yet determined prize fighter, rick santorum is waving off calls to throw in the towel. instead, he came out swinging hard today over suggestions...
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he said 276-62 romney. romney would have won if you did every state based on congressional districting. gerrymandering is part of it. the other aspect is lot of democratic voters are packed into geographically small areas. it's cities and the districts are drawn in ways that the city is the district. so when you do that, it opens up these sort of wide swaths of suburbia that you could have four or five or six republican-friendly districts drawn there, and that's where we start to see some imbalances. >> in a state like pennsylvania, which everybody talks about, philadelphia being the key to that vote, if you win philadelphia, that wouldn't get you anything more than winning any other place in the state despite the huge number of people who live there. >> pennsylvania would have been under this system 13-5, romney this year. >> even though obama won. >> it was 1988 the last time a republican won there. >> there are only two states, nebraska and maine that do their system anything like this, and their history
he said 276-62 romney. romney would have won if you did every state based on congressional districting. gerrymandering is part of it. the other aspect is lot of democratic voters are packed into geographically small areas. it's cities and the districts are drawn in ways that the city is the district. so when you do that, it opens up these sort of wide swaths of suburbia that you could have four or five or six republican-friendly districts drawn there, and that's where we start to see some...
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romney goes to washington. >> mitt romney makes his way to the white house. >> the political power lunch of 2012. >> it's not exactly the way he wanted to get there. >> president obama and mitt romney meeting for the first time, privately. >> when we say private, we mean private. >> no cameras. >> no cameras allowed. >> no staff. >> to move forward and have a lunch. it's weird. >> there's really no agenda. >> it's weird! >> it's really to bury the hatchet. >> mitt romney comes to washington. guess whose coming to lunch? >> rip flamba. >> we are now 33 days away from the fiscal curb, and democrats are telling republicans that it's their move. >> we are not going to negotiate with us. we have made a proposal through the president of the united states. that proposal said we should revert back to the same tax plan that we had when clinton was president. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the upper rates. and that's what the president suggested, it's up to them to come forward with something congressman from oklahoma said that the house should simply take up the bill that the d
romney goes to washington. >> mitt romney makes his way to the white house. >> the political power lunch of 2012. >> it's not exactly the way he wanted to get there. >> president obama and mitt romney meeting for the first time, privately. >> when we say private, we mean private. >> no cameras. >> no cameras allowed. >> no staff. >> to move forward and have a lunch. it's weird. >> there's really no agenda. >> it's weird! >>...
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florida is pretty much in romney's column? >> it's likely romney. we have shown him up 2-5 points in the state. seniors are really unhappy with the president's healthcare law. that is big issue. romney should be okay there. still we classify as a toss-up but probably a toss-up most likely to move in romney's direction. >> essentially state. it's hard for romney to win the election without winning virginia. >> he is up by two and four in theirs, it's leaning toward romney? >> it's going in romney's direction. it's very close. again --, ohio is a place where i think more than anyplace else they want the election over. they can't even watch tv. they are squeezed between ads. nobody is changing their mind. there is a tremendous get out to voted effort. i don't know who is going to win ohio. we show romney up by two. we have shown obama up in five polls, very close. >> sean: you are the only ones that have him up? >> most of the polls show it close. i think this is going to be a state that is going to be all about the turnout on election day. >> gregg:.
florida is pretty much in romney's column? >> it's likely romney. we have shown him up 2-5 points in the state. seniors are really unhappy with the president's healthcare law. that is big issue. romney should be okay there. still we classify as a toss-up but probably a toss-up most likely to move in romney's direction. >> essentially state. it's hard for romney to win the election without winning virginia. >> he is up by two and four in theirs, it's leaning toward romney?...
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who is mitt romney? what's the real man like? >> according to all accounts, including people essentially friendly to him, he is a very reserved guy, whose main passions are his family and mormon faith, in whom he's been very active as leader and has had a lot of success a lot. made a lot of money and not known for spending, seems to be known for cheap, seems to be this robotic guy driven to succeed but not clear what he stands for beyond he's mr. fix it and will fix mr. america. i think that's a problem, he's not stupid, not a bad guy, but no there on some level. >> you said he had no cultural interests and no apparent passions. he also has what i think could be a big weakness in a real campaign against barack obama, is this incessant flip-flopping. it really is there on his record on many big issues, he's done almost complete u turns. >> yes. his republican opponents have made that clear and i'm sure the obama campaign will make it much clearer, there's a feeling he doesn't have a core. he also doesn't have much to say. the piec
who is mitt romney? what's the real man like? >> according to all accounts, including people essentially friendly to him, he is a very reserved guy, whose main passions are his family and mormon faith, in whom he's been very active as leader and has had a lot of success a lot. made a lot of money and not known for spending, seems to be known for cheap, seems to be this robotic guy driven to succeed but not clear what he stands for beyond he's mr. fix it and will fix mr. america. i think...
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what kind of person romney is. i really learned something about -- i was watching, the last four years, i didn't realize all the stuff happened that happened. i was talking to candy crowley. you know, you go back -- >> it is fascinating -- >> you relive that. my general point is i wish somebody would sort of acknowledge that you know what if anybody wants to see this, they're going to learn something, no matter how much you own. >> it's going to be on at the top of the hour. stay tuned to watch it. "obama revealed." we got a rare exchange. up next, jessica's question on the president's orders to strike at terrorists and his answer. >> the difficulties of dealing with an opponent that has no rules, that's something that you have to struggle with. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us
what kind of person romney is. i really learned something about -- i was watching, the last four years, i didn't realize all the stuff happened that happened. i was talking to candy crowley. you know, you go back -- >> it is fascinating -- >> you relive that. my general point is i wish somebody would sort of acknowledge that you know what if anybody wants to see this, they're going to learn something, no matter how much you own. >> it's going to be on at the top of the hour....
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romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign determined that he not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind him and quietly releasing statements taking back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not confirm whether kris kobch was part of his team. and they yes, he's a romney campaign adviser. so he tells an interview he's never met with him but his campaign says what he said was not true. same thing happened last month when mr. romney came out with a whole new policy position on abortion rights. >> i'm in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest in the health of the life of the mother. >> he says he believes abortion should be allowed to protect a woman's health. afterwards the campaign said that's not
romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign determined that he not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind him and quietly releasing statements taking back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not...
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romney punted on that. his convention was pretty good. >> were there specifics in president obama's speech? >> it was much more focused than romney's for sure. not as specific as a bill clinton speech but nothing is. the technical schematic diagrams that bill clinton puts in his speech are impossible for anybody else. this president lined out specifics on energy, education, national security, manufacturing jobs. and i really like that. that's a little more prosaic, frankly, but the father of the current governor of new york used to say you campaign in poetry but you govern in prose. i think that's what swing voters want. don't give me high blown rhetoric. give me your path forward. obama achieved it. >> mary, according to today's gallop daily tracking poll, prance a little bit of a sign of some sort of bounce. a preliminary bounce. his approval rating has climbed. i think last time it was that high was after bin laden was killed. does that number worry you at all or you thing these new job numbers now are g
romney punted on that. his convention was pretty good. >> were there specifics in president obama's speech? >> it was much more focused than romney's for sure. not as specific as a bill clinton speech but nothing is. the technical schematic diagrams that bill clinton puts in his speech are impossible for anybody else. this president lined out specifics on energy, education, national security, manufacturing jobs. and i really like that. that's a little more prosaic, frankly, but the...
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romney still has problems left to go. expectations for obama were sky high going in the debate. >> dana: i don't think so. you said it earlier. i don't think so. the expectations were romney were high because if he had not done well we'd talk about how the campaign was shambles and how we figure out a way to talk about the finish line. >> bob: he did well because expectations were low. >> eric: he was more prepared and more ready. >> bob: i said that. >> dana: another problem that obama's team has. detailed in the "new york times" today. second time that somebody on background on the obama campaign said that obama has distain for romney. >> kimberly: you can tell. >> dana: disdain is looking down at somebody. half the country looks down at the white house at the rest of america. that is why quietly the polls are going up. the disdain shows. what has eever done? >> greg: disdain for academic. >> bob: romney wins distain overwhelmingly. >> dana: why? >> bob: i don't know. when 70% of the people say he connects with the ordi
romney still has problems left to go. expectations for obama were sky high going in the debate. >> dana: i don't think so. you said it earlier. i don't think so. the expectations were romney were high because if he had not done well we'd talk about how the campaign was shambles and how we figure out a way to talk about the finish line. >> bob: he did well because expectations were low. >> eric: he was more prepared and more ready. >> bob: i said that. >> dana:...
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they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. that's "the tonight show," with jay leno, weeknights on your local nbc station. >>> it's time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend, fear ruled. the horror film, "the possession," took advantage of the holiday weekend. not much competition and a pg-13 rating that grabbed the top spot with a better-than-expected $17.7 million. >>> as expected, "oogielove and the big balloon adventure" averaged just $207 a theater on over 2,000 screens. >>> elsewhere, over the weekend, oscar-winner russell crowe and a friend had to be rescued by a u.s. coast guard boat after they lost their way kayaking in the waters off new york's long island. >>> and finally, hollywood's walk of fame is one place you won't be finding kim kardashian. after sa
they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. that's "the tonight show," with jay leno, weeknights on your local nbc station. >>> it's time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend,...
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the service worker centers bush by 12 romney by ten. money suburbs kerry won by one and obama by seven. let's break it down further. here are three boom town counties to tell you a little more about them in the swing states. you had wood county, ohio. loudoun county, virginia, hillsboro county, florida. bush won wood county by almost seven points. obama won. these are boom town counties. these are the counties obama completely flipped and won. he didn't win all of these around the country but in these battleground states he certainly did. let's take a look at the monied burbs bush narrowly won in '04. mccomb county, racine county, wisconsin. porter county, indiana. we'll look at here, obama won them all and he won them all sort of swinging it by upwards of 5, 7, 8. this one swinging by 11 points. last place to look, the older and the poorer rural sections, an area where romney did well overall but saw his margin slip. union county, iowa. bush won by seven. obama here. dauphin county, pennsylvania. juneau county, wisconsin. another very
the service worker centers bush by 12 romney by ten. money suburbs kerry won by one and obama by seven. let's break it down further. here are three boom town counties to tell you a little more about them in the swing states. you had wood county, ohio. loudoun county, virginia, hillsboro county, florida. bush won wood county by almost seven points. obama won. these are boom town counties. these are the counties obama completely flipped and won. he didn't win all of these around the country but...
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missouri has gone from lean romney to romney. north carolina is now, this week is now lean romney after having been tossup. you're right. the movement this week has been it will be interesting to see how it is on monday. it bet you a dime to a dollar we have at least one more state that moves to the lean romney category. and we have a close election here. it has moved to romney in a dramatic fashion. how dramatic is hard to look at without context. can i give you a little bit of context? >> sean: sure. >> this is a complicated white board. this is the real clear politics average as of this date in 2008. comparing it to today. in colorado, four years ago, obama -- >> yeah, obama is leading by six in real clear politics. today, romney is leading by two. 5.8 shift. two state small shifts, nevada and ohio. we have shifts in iowa, the president has declined 9.4 points from this date from the lead in 2008. average in the battleground state, decline of 6.3%. he carried every one of the states so if he is having to decline 6.3, she losin
missouri has gone from lean romney to romney. north carolina is now, this week is now lean romney after having been tossup. you're right. the movement this week has been it will be interesting to see how it is on monday. it bet you a dime to a dollar we have at least one more state that moves to the lean romney category. and we have a close election here. it has moved to romney in a dramatic fashion. how dramatic is hard to look at without context. can i give you a little bit of context?...
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that's a huge development for romney. on the fund-raising thing, i think the big thing is the trajectory of the romney fund-raising. in march, he raised $15 million. in april, he raised $42 million. in may, he raised $76 million. that's an unbelievable trajectory -- >> greta: let me ask you -- [overlapping dialogue] >> greta: just so i understand this -- all right. just so i understand the trajectory. correct me if i am wrong, didn't in april, wasn't governor romney able to raise mon wet rnc? or they joined forces at that time? or not? >> that is correct. but obama has always been able do it jointly with the democratic committee. so you are now comparing apples and apples -- >> greta: in terms of looking at the trend eye am not deny that this $76.8 million is huge. but looking at the trend, you would expect the beginning of april when the rnc and governor romney joined together, you would expect at that time it would climb, so that's not so peculiar or unusual? it is unusual that he is beating obama in that? >> yeah. but
that's a huge development for romney. on the fund-raising thing, i think the big thing is the trajectory of the romney fund-raising. in march, he raised $15 million. in april, he raised $42 million. in may, he raised $76 million. that's an unbelievable trajectory -- >> greta: let me ask you -- [overlapping dialogue] >> greta: just so i understand this -- all right. just so i understand the trajectory. correct me if i am wrong, didn't in april, wasn't governor romney able to raise...